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Example sentences for "folks used"

  • Folks used to say at Ludlow, as there were some as thought more of their cocks, than of their own souls.

  • Many was the time, I've heard 'em say, folks used to see the collier folks ranged down to make a lane like for the bull or bear to pass along.

  • Apple Howlers' folks used to call 'em, and the best man war captain of the lot.

  • My folks used to live there and Mr. Dog's folks used to live there, too.

  • Well," he said, "my folks used to live in the moon.

  • Folks used to say that the judge's wife was right jealous of his books and of Miss Penelope and Miss Amaryllis.

  • Folks used to say I had Mother's eyes and Mother's hair, but I'm a mighty different woman from Mother.

  • Folks used to say that one or the other of 'em had a fight every day in the week, and if they couldn't git up a fight with some other boy, they'd fight with each other.

  • Folks used to say that the first drink made Sam a fool, and the second drink made him a devil, and the third drink put the fool and the devil to sleep.

  • Folks used to come thru and lots of folks used to stay.

  • Yas suh, my folks used to talk a heap and tell me lots of tales of slavery days, and how de patrollers used to whip em when dey wanted to go some place and didn't have de demit to go.

  • Folks used to pass up other folks to buy truck from me.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    bids them; border ruffians; cast iron; convince them; folks used; four gallons; glad that; government official; long stick; looked back; nearly related; open shame; open vessel; over forty; photograph from; relatively high; she muttered; that section; thing that; transitional forms; twenty hours; young madam